Table 1 A comparison of San Francisco songs and experimental stimuli for vocal deviation, trill rate, and bandwidth (range; mean ± SD).

From: Urban sparrows respond to a sexually selected trait with increased aggression in noise

Song Type

No. of songs

Vocal deviation

Trill rate (Hz)

Bandwidth (Hz)

SF dialect

780

5.3–37.4;

22.2 ± 5.2

6.1–13.3;

9.2 ± 1.2

1690.4–5735.4;

2753.2 ± 648.8

SF narrow bandwidth, fast trill stimuli

17

12.2–33;

23.9 ± 4.2

9.3–12.5;

11.4 ± 0.9

1975.7–4699.8;

3194.1 ± 563.8

SF wide bandwidth, slow trill stimuli

17

10.9–32.3;

22 ± 4.2

6.1–6.67;

6.3 ± 0.2

2768.7–5424.1;

4034.6 ± 515.8

SF wide bandwidth, fast trill stimuli

17

6.4–26.6;

16.7 ± 4

9.3–12.5;

11.4 ± 0.9

2768.7–5424.1;

4034.6 ± 515.8

  1. Ranges for San Francisco (SF) dialect are from Phillips & Derryberry (2017a).